The Archive · 1941

Several Hundred Nazi Bombers Used Against London on Saturday

More Large Claims of Sinking Allied Shipping Made — By German and Italian Communiques

Berlin. May 12 German warplanes on Saturday night attacked a naval armament works uthern 1 and severely damaged tire totalling 17,000 ton: Germa official news agency, said yesterda:

During a German fight against Malta on Saturday, a British Sunderland flying boat was set a seid D.N.B. The retaliation attack" on London on Saturday night was carried out by several hundred bom. bers, said the news agency. The planes for six hours dropped many tons of explosive and incendia bombs, causing many large fires.

eciaily between Waterloo Bridge ud tke Victoria docks. said D.N.B.

Italian bombo British naval formations western Mediterranean and wravely damaging two cruisers. said communiq he The communique ai successful action by detachments in the Sol the Egyptian frontier.

British planes raided the Catanta airport la Sicily. causing some Gamage and casualties. the communique also said.

In east Africa, said the communique. fighting intense in the Ambaalagi ester here was "nothing ho worthy of me other African According to latest reports from submarines operating in the north Atlantic, 29.800 tons of merchant shipping have been sunk in the past days, said D.N.B—United Pr Italian landing parties completed of the Cyclades archipec Aegean Sex. the c so snid.——United Press

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